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JADM230 (Introduction to Juvenile Justice)

Week 1 discussion

DQ1 JUVENILE JUSTICE CHALLENGES

What are the biggest challenges facing the Juvenile Justice System right now? Out of the challenges you identified, which one is the most important one to resolve and why?

DQ2 JUVENILE VICTIMS

What is the relationship between juvenile crime and juvenile victims? Research in your community the steps that are taken to prevent or control juvenile crime; what are they? Are there any services in your community for juvenile victims of crime? What actions do you think should be improved on in your community to help both juvenile victims and juvenile criminals?

JADM230 (Introduction to Juvenile Justice)

Week 2 discussion

DQ1 JUVENILES AND THE POLICE

How do you think the attitudes juveniles have towards the police have changed over the last 50 years, and how has this impacted juvenile crime?

DQ2 JUVENILE CRIMES WITH ADULT CONSEQUENCES

Should juveniles be tried for serious offenses in adult courts? Are there any considerations for your decision that should be made, such as type of crime committed, family issues, or age? What would you suggest as an alternative to trying youth in adult court?

JADM230 (Introduction to Juvenile Justice)

Week 3 discussion

DQ1 JUVENILE COURT RECOMMENDATIONS

Please read Focus on Practice 8-1 on page 175-177, titled Juvenile Court Recommendations, and answer the following in your post:

1. What are your impressions of this juvenile after reading the social study report?

2. Why do you think he became involved in juvenile crime?

3. Are his law-violating behaviors likely to continue?

4. What would you recommend and why?

DQ2 JUVENILE PROGRAMS

Please identify one or two community based treatment programs in your community. What are some of their strengths and weaknesses for dealing with juvenile offenders?

JADM230 (Introduction to Juvenile Justice)

Week 4 discussion

DQ1 JUVENILE CONFINEMENT ISSUE

Conduct an Internet search for one short-term juvenile confinement facility in your area or state. Then answer the following questions, and please remember to cite your sources.

1. Briefly describe the program that you found.

2. Do you think this short-term facility is effective for rehabilitating a juvenile? Why or why not?

3. What recommendations can you make for improvement of this short-term facility? Explain.

DQ2 JUVENILE OFFENDER TREATMENT

Research the library for a treatment-related issue for juvenile offenders. This article can be from a journal that you located through the DeVry library. Then answer the following questions, and please remember to cite your sources.

1. How do you think treatment of juvenile offenders impacts the budgets of juvenile offender agencies?

2. Does an agency get more money if it provides treatment?

3. Would this impact the “need” for treatment of the juveniles in its care?

4. Does every juvenile need to be treated? Does it matter how they are classified? Explain.

5. Are there times when treatment can have negative effects on the juvenile?

JADM230 (Introduction to Juvenile Justice)

Week 5 discussion

DQ1 JUVENILE OFFENDER

Should a juvenile offender’s history be considered when punishing a juvenile for an offense? Does the type of offense matter or the classification of offender matter? Explain.

DQ2 GENDER/RACE/CLASS ISSUES

Identify and describe a violent criminal act committed by a juvenile offender and describe how the processing, handling, or sentencing of the offender would be likely to differ based on the following:

1. If the offender were female versus male?

2. If the offender were Caucasian versus African American?

3. If the offender were from a wealthy family versus a poor family?

JADM230 (Introduction to Juvenile Justice)

Week 6 discussion

DQ1 THE BEIJING RULES

Research the Beijing Rules and write a description of your findings, including a response to the following questions:

1. Should the U.S. follow the Beijing Rules? Why or why not?

2. Are juvenile offenders treated better in the U.S. than they would be in other countries? Explain.

3. Are there ways in which juvenile offenders are treated worse than in some countries? Explain.

DQ2 INTERNATIONAL COMBAT OF JUVENILE CRIME

Do some research on the Internet or in the DeVry library about ways that other countries are dealing with juvenile crime. Pick two countries and discuss how they handle juvenile crime, and include in your discussion how their approach differs from the U.S.

JADM230 (Introduction to Juvenile Justice)

Week 7 discussion

DQ1 OBSTACLES OF JUVENILES GOING STRAIGHT

Based on the information in the textbook, or research you do on the Internet, answer the following questions about obstacles that make it difficult for juvenile offenders going straight:

1. What do you believe is the biggest obstacle to a juvenile offender going straight?

2. What recommendations can you make to help overcome this obstacle?

DQ2 THE FUTURE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE

Let’s look at the future of juvenile offenders and the juvenile justice system. Please answer the following questions, and justify your answers with something that you learned from the course.

1. Do you think that the U.S. will be better or worse in terms of number of juvenile offenders and the severity of the offenses in the next 20 years? Why?

2. What do you think are the top three contributing factors to juvenile offenders in the U.S? What do you see that needs to be done?

3. Do you think that in our present system, juveniles have the ability to straighten out their lives? Why or why not?

JADM230 (Introduction to Juvenile Justice)

Week 8 discussion

LOOKING AHEAD

Class, looking back over the Course Objectives for this course, what are you looking forward to learning more about throughout your education and career?